1521-44 Habsburg-Valois Wars

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(1521-1544)
  • Charles V had rivalry with the Valois king of France, Francis I
  • Disputed territories
  • Holy Roman Empire broken into many small pieces
  • (1521-1525): First War
  • (1527-1529): Second War
    • Pope Clement sided with Francis
  • (1535-1538): Third War
  • (1542-1544): Fourth War
  • Prevented Charles from concentrating on Lutheranism in Germany.
  • Charles V made peace with Francis I (1544) and the Turks (1545)
  • Schmalkaldic League -- all Lutheran alliance against Charles V (and Catholicism)
  • Charles V spent too much time fighting wars in Italy, France, and the Ottoman Empire
  • He failed in securing Catholicism around Europe
  • Peace of Augsburg (1555)